Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
Marc is TechRadar’s Global Editor in Chief and has been obsessed with Wordle and its ilk for more than two years. He's authored dozens of articles on the game for TechRadar, including a daily today's Wordle answer column and a detailed analysis of the most common letters in Wordle in every position. He's also played every Wordle ever and only lost once and yes, he takes it all too seriously.
NYT Strands today (game #265) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Did you hear that?
NYT Strands today (game #265) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
- SHUN
- SOUND
- PALE
- SHARE
- FEED
- ZINC
NYT Strands today (game #265) - hint #3 - spangram
What is a hint for today's spangram?
• Heard but not seen
NYT Strands today (game #265) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First: left, 4th row
Last: right, 4th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #265) - the answers
The answers to today's Strands, game #265, are…
- BANG
- HONK
- SIZZLE
- CRASH
- CRUNCH
- JINGLE
- KAPOW
- SPANGRAM: SOUNDEFFECTS
- My rating: Easy
- My score: Perfect
I always thought it would be fun to be a SOUNDEFFECTS engineer. Imagine working on Batman in the 1960s and coming up with all of the noises made during the fight scenes – it would have been hilarious. Or maybe that's just me. And now I'm wondering if on my next call with the TechRadar team I should introduce the odd CRASH or HONK when someone says something particularly interesting/stupid.
Anyway, this was a reasonably good Strands game, as they go, and certainly a lot more worthy of your time (and mine) than yesterday's pointless exercise. It's still pretty simple, though; will there ever be a Strands game that I'll need to use my brain for? Will I ever lose one? Time will tell, but my suspicion is that no, the NYT likes Strands to be the simple counterpart to the far more difficult likes of Connections, Spelling Bee and indeed Wordle.
How did you do today? Send me an email and let me know.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, 22 November, game #264)
- BEND
- MOBILE
- BUFFALO
- RIVERSIDE
- PHOENIX
- BOULDER
- SPANGRAM: CITYNAME
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
